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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Violet doing when Barbara comes downstairs in the end of Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Pouring a drink.
(b) Dancing.
(c) Kissing the sheriff.
(d) Knitting a sweater.

2. What is Johnna's last name?
(a) Lightfoot.
(b) Monevata.
(c) Wilson.
(d) Littlebear.

3. Where does Ivy work?
(a) At a bank.
(b) At a college.
(c) At a shoe store.
(d) At a clothing store.

4. Who is the eldest of Beverly and Violet's children?
(a) Jean.
(b) Ivy.
(c) Barbara.
(d) Karen.

5. With whom did Steve go to get wine in Act 2?
(a) Karen and Ivy.
(b) Bill and Jean.
(c) Mattie Fae and Charlie.
(d) Ivy and Little Charles.

6. Where has Karen arranged for her wedding to take place in Act 2?
(a) Miami.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) Tulsa.
(d) New York.

7. How does Bill describe Violet when he's arguing with Barbara in the end of Act 1, Scene 3?
(a) "Pill-popping and vicious."
(b) "Ugly as a dog."
(c) "Miserable and grieving."
(d) "Crazy as a loon."

8. Who is the ex-boyfriend that Karen "loved so intensely," according to her narrative in Act 2?
(a) Paul.
(b) Jason.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Peter.

9. To whose memory does Tracy Letts dedicate August: Osage County?
(a) To the memory of James Joyce.
(b) To the memory of Howard Starks.
(c) To the memory of Dennis Letts.
(d) To the memory of August Wilson.

10. What poet does Beverly quote with the line "The world is gradually becoming a place where I do not care to be anymore" in the Prologue?
(a) Giacomo Leopardi.
(b) Carl Jung.
(c) John Berryman.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

11. Who agrees to identify the body of Beverly in Act 1, Scene 4?
(a) Karen.
(b) Violet.
(c) Ivy.
(d) Barbara.

12. What is Sheriff Gilbeau's first name?
(a) Roger.
(b) Jack.
(c) Deon.
(d) Peter.

13. How much older than Karen is Steve?
(a) 4 years older.
(b) 10 years older.
(c) 12 years older.
(d) 5 years older.

14. Who is the boy that Jean says she used to date in Act 1, Scene 2?
(a) James.
(b) Bill.
(c) Mark.
(d) Josh.

15. What is the name of the student that Bill has been having an affair with?
(a) Anna.
(b) Mary.
(c) Cindy.
(d) Sarah.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long ago was Beverly's book published, according to Barbara in Act 1, Scene 2?

2. For how long has Beverly been missing in Act 1, Scene 1?

3. Who does Mattie Fae say is moving to New York in Act 2?

4. What room is located UPSTAIRS CENTER of the Weston home?

5. For what crime did the sheriff's father go to the penitentiary, according to Mattie Fae in Act 1, Scene 1?

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